Phase 2 - 06 - M-1, first geostationary satellite (1964) Phase 2 - 05 - M-1, start of a communications network, first recon satellite (1964) Phase 2 - 03 - M-1, first long-range magnetospheric satellite and animal in orbit (1963) Phase 2 - 02 - M-1, first weather, navigation, and recoverable satellites (1962) Phase 2 - 01 - M-1 rocket, first communications satellite (1962) The Hatsunia Aerospace Science and Development Agency (初音国宇宙航空科学開発機関) was established in 1958. If you're wondering, "why a space program inspired by Hatsune Miku?" please read this. Like Japan, there is more to Hatsunia than anime. This is a pseudo-alternate history in a parallel universe that wasn't meant to be fully realistic. As time went on, Hatsunia's economy would take advantage of post-war international trade networks and the digital revolution, and its space industry would eventually become the forefront of capability and affordability in the 21st century.įor more information about Hatsunia, visit this page and the wiki. At the beginning of the space age, Hatsunia did not have the native resources to directly compete with the Soviet Union or United States in spaceflight achievements, but had just enough to invest in small rockets and the cultivation of electronics and computing industries. The Allies achieved victory several years later, and with Hatsunia not being on the defeated side, its aerospace industry would not be obstructed by treaties, constitutional articles, or ruined infrastructure. During the Second World War, Hatsunia joined the Allied Powers and formed the Honolulu Pact with the United States in 1941 against a China that had been taken over by fascists in this timeline. Unlike Japan, its international relations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries mostly involved diplomacy and trade with its neighbors instead of brutal militaristic conquest. Instead of hundreds of years of feudal isolation, the society became used to foreign contact and social reform. In a parallel universe, the country of Hatsunia (初音国) had taken a very different path compared to Japan, its counterpart in our world. The government negotiated with the fishermen, justifying being able to launch at any time of the year for national security in missile development, and providing monetary compensation just in case launches proved to disrupt catches. The advent of larger rockets brought concerns from local fishermen, who were worried that rocket launches would scare away the fish. The aluminum tank structure included stringers for better integrity.Īs Hatsunia's first guided rocket, the military was also interested in it as a technological demonstrator for larger ballistic missiles. Unlike previous engines, which were pressure-fed, propellant would be actively fed into the engine using a more complex gas-powered turbopump. Mikubishi developed a new engine, the LE-02 (similar to the XLR50/X-405 engine), which used liquid oxygen and a special form of kerosene known as Rocket Propellant 1 or RP-1. But unlike Vanguard, this project would be less rushed for better reliability. However, through the Honolulu Pact of 1941 and other defense agreements with the US, Hatsunia was able to assist with and gain knowledge from the Viking and Vanguard rocket programs.
Being far from Europe, Hatsunia did not get as much access as the United States and Soviet Union (or the United Kingdom and France) to captured V-2 rocket technology, or German rocket engineers. The Negi-2 sounding rocket was developed to study Earth's ionosphere and thermosphere with larger payloads for the International Geophysical Year (IGY), an event lasting from July 1957 to December 1958.